It exists! It doesn’t grow, though, it’s always 1.38" high – at least, this brand is.
The dog seems happy, so he either (a) doesn’t know that the grass isn’t real, (b) doesn’t care, or (c) has decided, in the typical logic of canine psychology, that there’s nothing he can do about it so why fret?
Hmm. A friend bought a place that had the fake grass. I talked to him about it and he hated it. He ripped it out. I guess one problem was cleaning up doggie poo. YMMV.
At least something is being tried. I bet insurance won’t cover it though. It doesn’t cover hearing aids which is a real crime.
Frozen foods with some universal bar code and microwave ovens that can read the bar code and translate that into realistic settings and cook times for that device. (I imagine it’s been tried a few dozen times since 1980, but you had to buy Panasonic-brand food.)
A friend was telling me about how his daughter (9 years old I think) coming home from school had decided to cook a hot pocket in the microwave, saw “cook for 22 minutes” on the package (that was the part about a regular oven) and eventually made so much smoke the fire department came.
My car (Kona EV) beeps and displays a “Check rear seat” warning when I open the driver’s door, if I have opened a back door earlier. I guess the intention is to avoid forgetting a baby back there, though they don’t explicitly label it as such.
As does my GMC pickup. I always put groceries or my bag for work on the floor in the back, so when I park the warning message comes up on the screen and I immediately say “Don’t forget the children in the back!”
A cheap gas container that solved the EPA’s issues with evaporation and YET STILL didn’t spray gas all over my riding lawn mower whenever I fill it up.
LED bulbs are better for the environment. If they could light up as fast as what they replaced that would be great.
YouTube needs an ‘Outsider’s Playlist’ feature that allows you to surf the subscriptions of others like Spotify. There would be privacy features, you’d have to specially tag what you want others to see, but we get stuck in our own algorithm feedback loops and it makes us dull. Who knows, maybe Gene Simmons is into Model Trains, or Keanu Reeves’ really knows a lot about gardening.
You’re thinking of Sebastian Bach.
IME, LED bulbs deliver full brightness about a 1/2-second after switch-on; AIUI, the delay is related to the electronics that actually drive the LED. Were you maybe thinking of CFLs, which can take a few minutes to warm up and deliver their rated lumens?
A fingerprint sensor that is not confounded by damp fingers.
Also, a butt-print sensor in the driver’s seat that recognizes you when you sit down, and can adjust for stuff in your pockets, so you never need the key to go.
But of course!
A spray that disintegrates animal waste.
It’s been invented, and people are working on it …
…although that was 11 years ago !
There are also commercial versions available, but they’re not cheap ! …
Falcon Vario-Therm ScanHeat IMS-1800S Microwave - 18Ltr Capacity.
LG has a version, but it needs a smartphone and/or Alexa thingy as well.
I saw a “virtual” big screen TV on some youtube vid for the Apple Vision Pro. I have to be 2ft from a 40" monitor to see it good. I was wondering if you could adjust the display to compensate for bad vision. And lo and behold…
At first I wondered how this could work (unless it was a hologram) because you would have to control how light emanating from each pixel travels in different directions to reach the eye. But the article explains it:
The setup adds a printed pinhole screen sandwiched between two layers of clear plastic to an iPod display to enhance image sharpness. The tiny pinholes are 75 micrometers each and spaced 390 micrometers apart.
Thanks for the recommendation. I bought one several weeks ago at an Ace/True Value (and today was the first day to try it out. Wow. Thick, slushy snow but it really moved it out of the way quickly.
Still need to work on my technique. In areas with room to maneuver it was quite simple. But on one part of the walk the fence is close on one side, not much turning space.
I think the idea of backing up to dump might help.
Nope. Also not it, not even close. I’ve seen and used this, but it’s no good in my application. It needs a fair bit of room to use, in actuality.
Screw it, I decided today I’m just going to MacGiver one this winter and see if it works as I imagine. Fingers crossed.
Glad you like it. It was a Godsend in my previous house when I was still clearing my own driveway. I found the most effective way to use it was to start at the street end, pushing forward to scoop up a load of snow, then dragging it backwards to the lawn or curb.
No, it doesn’t if you use the method I just described – work from the street end, push to scoop, and drag backwards. I’m not claiming it will necessarily be helpful in your particular situation, but room is not the issue. With this method there is no turning involved in the area you’re clearing, and it requires no more room than literally just the width of the shovel itself.